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Why are turtles called turtles? It really confuses me. They could've been called a better name. No, not being called "a better name", but having a better name. Turtles aren't turtles. They're not an animal. They're just an entity for 2D rendering. I think

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The title of this article is incorrect because it is too long. The correct name is Why are turtles called turtles? It really confuses me. They could've been called a better name. No, not being called "a better name", but having a better name. Turtles aren't turtles. They're not an animal. They're just an entity for 2D rendering. I think they're also for 3D too, but that's not the point.

Why are turtles called turtles? It really confuses me. They could've been called a better name. No, not being called "a better name", but having a better name. Turtles aren't turtles. They're not an animal. They're just an entity for 2D rendering. I think they're also for 3D too, but that's not the point. is a 2D esolang made by User:↑ based on art and turtles.

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Draw a triangle length 4

Turtle X := Symbol (#) -> Split (Turtle Y) -> Directional(/\) 4 -> Merge(X, Y) -> Directional(>) 5

Result:

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